The Force is strong in this one
For the last few days Ciara has been in excellent form and has been having good fun. Well as good a fun as you can have stuck in here. She's been enrolled in the hospital school and on or other of the teachers has been coming in to see her daily. The first chemo drug she was on had no nauseous side effects. In fact the only side effect was from the sedative need to prevent siesures. The mad hyperactivity settled down after a while too.
A couple of nights ago, Ciara's cultural education progressed in a vital way when she watched Star Wars for the first time then insisted on watching it again last night! That's my girl! She calls the Death Star "Darth Vader's house". She needs to watch it a couple of dozen times before she's allowed to progress to The Empire Strikes Back. You can't rush these things.
Ciara came off the first of two chemo drugs on Tuesday and went on to the second yesterday. After a week of being full of beans, the come down was quite abrubt. She was sick last night and has had a very quiet day today. She looks more poorly today too and has been feeling sick. Her appetite has vanished and she'll be getting a feed through the nose tube tonight.
Tomorrow is the big day. Apparently it's a huge anticlimax as nothing really happens apart from the nasty smell. However tomorrow is the start of the strict infection control and clean diet. Mary is here now and has already been a great help. First of all she's giving me my first break from the overnight stay on the ward. Nothing to complain about though, one of the mothers has been in the transplant ward for nine weeks on her own!
I wonder if Mary likes Star Wars?
3 comments:
Now then, Elliot, does Ciara REALLY like Star Wars or were you too busy watching the film to notice that she'd nodded off? Actually, knowing Ciara, she probably did like it. Chip off the old block. Talking of chips, we have a Stormtrooper Mr Potato Head with a light saber masher. Hours of amusement had by all! Glad to hear Ciara has been coping as well as she has been yet of course, upset that the nausea etc has kicked in. Constantly in our thoughts and hearts, love to you, Yvonne and Ciara, all our love, Kirsty, Jason, Max and Phoebe xxx
Just got back from Greece - 10.30 pm. So much to read and catch up on and so much info from you as well - thanks a mil. Spk soon.
Ciara's only just seen Star Wars? Blimey! Very good sign that she wants to watch it again so soon though ;P
Hope you've been able to get a decent night's sleep in and are all as revved up as you can be for the next block of treatment.
Thinking of you all as always, hugs
pie xxx
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